Thunderstorm Wind, McLean
- When
- July 2, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- McLean County, Calhoun
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 37.530, -87.270
Damaging Wind in Kentucky, July 2, 1996
Several trees were down, including one that fell on a trailer. The roof was blown off a service station pump shelter.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS PAH wrote it up.
Several trees were down, including one that fell on a trailer. The roof was blown off a service station pump shelter.
The radar
The Ft Campbell radar (KHPX), 88 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:32 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, July 2, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 2, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Texas, July 2, 1996
- Damaging Wind in West Virginia, July 2, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Wisconsin, July 2, 1996
- Hail in Virginia, July 2, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Indiana, July 2, 1996
- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, July 2, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, July 2, 1996
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 2, 1996
- Hail in Nebraska, July 2, 1996
- Damaging Wind in West Virginia, July 2, 1996
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5558176.